The Sun. — London, England, 1838-11-03 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OF MAGAZINES CONTINUED LIFE AT TAAIWORTH, STAFFORDSHIRE. I ea (FROM A CORRESPONDX.NT.) Tamwowrx, Nov 2.—About a quarter to four o'clock this morning the quiet town of T amwort h was a l arme d b y a cry o f Are. It was found that the interior of the Castle Hotel was in flames, and the inmates screaming foi• assistance. Mr. and Mrs. Webb, the landlord and landlady, with the mother of the latter, escaped by a ladder from one of the windows, W hen, f rom some fatal rumour, there was a cry that all the mates were out. This turned all exertion to extinguishing the fire, and near an hour elapsed ere doubts arose of the Ran of a ll, and a ladder being secured to one of the upper windows, fiv e o f t h e young women servants were found locked in each other's arms, on the floor, in the sleep of death I They Were let down from the window, when every exertion was !sod by the surgeons in attendance ; but th e vit a l spark bad lied.On the fire being som ew h a t go t un d er , th e bar-maid was found dead on the stairs, much burnt—thus making the Lumbe r of tix who have thus awfully met their death I The fire is now (7 o'clock A. u.) nearly extinguished. The interior of the house is destroyed. The origin of this calamitous event is involved at present in M y st ery, as all wa s l e f t apparent l y sa f e, b y M r. W e bb hi mse lf, tit a late hour. It is reported that Mr. Webb is insured. The house belongs to Lord Charles Townsend. ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT, DATED FRIDAY EVENING.) appears th at on W ednesday last there was a l arge di nner Party at th e C astle Hotel, in the borough of Tamworth, w hi c h was not broken up till a very late hour, and that scarcely any of th e establishment were able to retire to rest that night. On the followi ng d ay (Thur.day) there was anot h er di nner party at the same hotel, which separated about two o'clock the pre sent (F r id ay) morning, when all the inmates retired to rest, l erY much fatigued. They consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Fre derick Webb, the landlord and landlady of the house; Mrs. Sedgi e , f ro J . Mrs. W e bb' s mot h er ) ; M r H. Cato (a gentleman m Lichfield); Miss Smith, the bar-maid ; and five female ;...ervants—(the male servants sleepiog in a house adjoin "g• th the hotel). About four o'clock in the morning e bar, entrance hal and all the lower art of the eastern front of the house wa l, s discovered to be in p one mass of flames. iAn.alarm was given, and presently Mr. Webb was observed at thaerindoiv at the top of the house, from whence he escaped by help of a ladder brought to him. Mr. Cato also appeared tat anoth er window in a state of nudity, and escaped also ; and, er gr eat d anger and difficulty, Mr. Webb succeeded in get g his wife through their bed-room window, and bringing Mr dow n t h e ladder. Whilst they were effecting the escape of Mrs. Webb, the flames burst into her mother's bed-room. Vll5 . Sedgley jumped out of the window on to the balcony, Until the ladder was at liberty, down which she was carried in R very exhausted state. Inquiries were made for the servants ---no one knew the room they slept in ; shouts were raised, but none of them appeared. Ladders were fixed at the attic widdows, and most of them were broken open, and at last the five female servants were discovered in one room dead from suffocation 1 Search was in the meantime made for Miss Smith, the barmaid, but unfortunately without success. The Tamworth, Fazeley, and Lichfield en gines were brought to the spot as early as possible, and, after great exertions on the part of the firemen and inhabit ints, th e fi re wa s ultimately got under; and the barmaid was dis covered at the landing on the stairs with her face and body burnt almost all over, and one of her thighs burnt from her body and almost consumed to ashes. It is supposed she was the first inmate that heard the alarm, and that the flames caught her in endeavouring to communicate the alarm to her fellow-servants, for, from a dreadful gash on her face, it is thought she must have fallen down the staircase, and have thus perished. There is every reason to believe that the fire originated in the bar, as this room is en tirely gutted, and the room and furniture over it consumed. The top attic over the bar and this latter room is also the room where the five servant girls slept—this room was so fall of smoke and so intensely hot, that it was with the greatest difficulty th e men could enter. The fire did not penetrate the large dining and ball room at the north-west part of the house. At one time there was not the most distant hope of the house v. any part of the va l ua bl e f urn it ure b e i ng save d, b ut t h e tgorous exertions of the firemen, several railway men, and r r i ghbours aided by a most ple n tiful supply of water eto the • (which is only a few yards from the river fuse) succeeded in checking the devouring element. The of the unf or t una t e servants is deeply deplored. One of "em had only arrived from Birmingham the night of the fire, an : was to su ccee d one w h o w as about to leave the next morn - ,s "eg, but both, alas, perished 1 It is extremely fortunate there wa s , no company at the hotel, except Mr. Cato, for it was only ni ght or t wo ago t h at ever y bed in the house was occupied. A pprehen s i ons are felt for the safety of Mrs. Webb, who is : el 7 near h er con fi nement . The loss of her her se distress at servants was l e ln iY attmnpted to be concealed from her, an 4 4ril ing their . fate was heart-rending the extreme. ected. The mr. Arftg e to the p7eperty is not so great as was exp e Lea had insured - his iorniture to the full amount. 1111 E MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. tb Tie supplies are not so abundant as they were, but still f olio a re very considerable ; trade is tolerably _brisk ; prices as p e - 1 1 ? Plants, Is. 6d. to ' 2s. per dozen ; kidney Potatoes, to r Z: lsh el, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; Scotch Reds, per bushel, 3= 6d. 1s 6d• ; Devons, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. ; Celery per bundle, d o . " 3 1 3. 6d. ; Onio»s, per bushel, 4s. to ss. ; Carrots, per dozen, 6s. to is. ; Broeoli, per bundle, 6d. to 9d. ; Turnips 1...er d , 6d. ; Lemons, per 100, 9s. to 4 PPles per bushel, 4q. to is. ; Chesnuts per peck, 4s. to 7s. HUNGERFORD MARKET. Pisb to. day was more plentiful, and prices were lower. :Turb o t , s s . to 20s. ; Soles, 9d. t o 2 s . 6d. per pair; Lobsters, Irs• to 3s. each; Cod, 1:.4. 6d. and 2s. to as. and 10s. each ; b leat—Beef, 74-d. to ; Mutton, 7d. to BM. ; Veal, 81d. .2 t 4 9d. ; Pork, Lid. to 8 d, per lb. Vegetables in good s u p_ t i Y for the season, and prices same as Covent - garden. In CjY and Clover no variation. Hay, 90 s. to 108 s. and 110 s. ; ) ver, 95 s to 123 s NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Tow, and com;try-killed demand Meat of all kinds was in very h g . ° l l 4 Supply, and the good. Prices, where altered, g t , g e r• Beef, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 84. ; Mutton, 2 . 5. 10d. to (.1;10d. ; Veal, 3s. Bd. to 44. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. 10d to 43. Bd. p rie l ne and Poultry in large suply, the demand brisk,. and ea 7 7 3 much as before. The follow,ng are the quotations for 1 . , - „ c " , and not per couple or per pair :.--Hares, 3s. to 43. ; 1 -I ., e , re ts, ls. 6d. to 2s. 6d. ; Fowls, 2s. 6d. to 2 1s. ; Chickens, to l A " u • to 2s. ; Pigeons, 6d. to 91. ; Black Grouse, 33..6d. Partridges, Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. ; Geese, 4s. to 6s. bd. ; Ducks, ls• 6d. to 2s. 3d. ; Turkeys, 4s. 6d. to 10s. ; Grouse, Itian ia 3 ... 6d ; Rabbits, 9d. to Is. 31 Eggs in good de s'• 4nd prices 63. to is. 61 per 120. Su • CITY FISH MARKET. TarbPPhes to-d a y were more plentiful, and prices lower. Dd . Qt Os. to 21s. ; Soles 6d. to 2s. 6d. per pair; Lobsters li at t ß n 9 * e ach ; Cod Is. 6d. and 2s. to Bs. and los. ; Whi lfit,vd to 6d. each ; Haddock sd. to 10 d. each ; Salmon is ° 3 s• 6d. per lb. HAY MARKETS. 80Supplisetrsalwa73coas.ntdo 3thB. the demand active, indeed incr easin g l y 1 26 5 1)ri ces as before. Hay, 80;. to 1123. Clover, 90 s. to per load, according to quality. In TOBACCO MARKET. the ea co TOBACCO of the reported scarcity of the crop, and ver y OParative smallness of the stock in Europe, holders ask ant, i g, ll prices. The trade purchase for their immediate they Prices are now 3d. to 6d. per lb. higher than e at this time last year. Y Is MARKET. ,„ • -orth • • s very flat, at 555. 6d. Town Tallow is 4 2t , 62 5. S UMMARY OF THE COLONIAL MARKETS d DURING THE WEEK. 6 a -Ut e l a ‘ l Y sales, which we have reported, have shewn t hat much tias•crider business has been done, and prices have been value r s ame as last week. We quote no alteration in the Sugar, raw or refined, Coffee, Tea, Rice, Cocoa, ; 1 1 13 B r Ei e v e a li ne Rum has declined ld to er gallon. Cotton 4'i t h e e d to id. per lb. The imports during week t 0 an u t moderate; the exports fair, and the deliveries . Ores eatc aver w ag ee e k extent. But little business advertised at present next ou WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY. i s not r Oriv a l, of wL &Jest are very large, but the business . d oing tim e extensive, and an advance of Is. per quarter is obtained. fi ats Y as last reported, but maltsters buy very sparingly. A kar id ' Gave Per stone, and Shelling, 2s. per load (240 lbs.) dearer. s t ri 's f aye improv d in value Is. per quarter since our last. 141t,v7;-:,Wheat. 1 e 7,3 3 1 n 4 ; Barley, 3,721 ; Oats, 1,335 ; Shel °l ; Beans, 458. ~ R , , MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING . 10 1 ." . ‘-'01"I'ON TRADE.—There is a very extensive demand too u l i e l l loth, especially for the India market; and tbe sales b4 an uf a ve been much more extensive, only that many large ries % aetnrers refuse to sell without an advance. This rm a °4 th e-li tinu a Part of the manufacturers has been roduced by a Zeryi o ed demand for Cotton by speculators. Stocks . continue 'Ny e , ,eaPecially for hand-loom fabrics. The Twist market,. (l 4ttriblietr, continues as dull as need be ; this may, no doubt , ,, D __ t) r l th e :!,,d to the apprehension of shippers that th" navigation ratel. d Continent may close before the goods could arrive.h at r s th e it a n tin o a n tio T ri tiesd N ay o . large sales have been made at big e vilsii, t 4 '',.II7RItSITY OF L C /N D ON.—On Wednesday last Niv e : nat e appointed to the French Examinership intohat i c 1 t o ' sl 'Y C. J. Delille, Esq., of Christ's Hospital, Londn 'lloolthe German Dr. Bialloblotsky, of the City of London Po r a tion l'l . ljr -• A R OPINION.—When Volney, in a conver . - e-est,:,:?, B onaparte, urged the injustice, on principle, of his 't wa t — snroent of the ' Catholic relipien, the latter urged that Voin_ aoceptable to the majority of the nation ; upon winch 13, 14 7 Is said to have retorted, that upon that principle . the 11 4ti on " 8 ought to be on the throne, for the majority of the P L would wish to see them restored. A. srn 4 IING A PART.—On Tuesday night, Miss th Nt' L -edle y , daughter of the manager of the temporary t0r t ... 1. at Bradford, eloped with Mr Tannett, one of the . per as '1- •It is Tattier amusing that in the play-hills his . name ma . rrted for u r i iii a b n u n t ° l 4ll lo cod for the p^rt f Mr. Grad& (" ~., objection to - " trionzl.'") in the of Mr, notch was selected on play of 7 lie Two w - , ( i rieb day night, for the benefit th, - ' at r • L. S. Thompson , formerly manager of the Bradford 'N s r e• The house was v full one. Of course . gr. Tannest in r 11'1, forthcoming to a pl Y l e y r li s part , h a ving already playo it porialtty, as Mr. Smed - 1; is considered to possess a good .d 4 I.,: e rl ef money. The p . arties, We understand, were married 1"--II alifax Guardian. READS OF THE PEOPLE.—No. I. Tyas, London, 1838. This amusing little periodical, whose first Numbe r i s now lying before us, reminds us, "as with a difference," of Stephens's " Lecture on Heads," which, about half a century ago, enjoyed great popularity as a work of humour —much greater, indeed, than it deserved. The present sprightly bagatelle contains sketches of the " Dress maker," the " Diner-out," the " Lawyer's Clerk," the " Stock-broker," and several other characters, chiefly me tropolitan. These sketches are good-naturedly written, not however without a spice of small satire, and have, all of •them, the merit of being bottomed on truth. The " Diner-out," in particular, is an admirable portrait ; so also is the " Dress-maker's Girl," from which we quote the following just and feeling reflections :—" Beautiful are the dresses at a drawing-room, surpassingly delightful as de , scribed in the columns of the Daily Papers. To a rapt imagination they seem things manufactured by the fairy queen and her maids of honour ; yet may that imagination see, if it will, in the trappings, the work of penury, of pa tient suffering, and scantily rewarded toil. How many sighs from modest, humble worth, have been breathed upon that Lice ! How much of the heart-ache has gone to the sewing of that flounce. All the beauty of the kingdom, says the court chronicler, was at her Majesty's drawing room ? What, all the beauty in brocade, and satins, and velvets? Is none left for humble gingham —none for homespun stuff? Oh yes, beauty that has grown pale at night, that wea'thy beauty might shine with richer lustre next court day! Beauty that has pined and withered in a garret, that sister-beauty might be more beautiful in a`car riage." The engravings to this Number are executed with much cleverness. MONTHLY MAGAZINE. In Mr. Reyt,o:ds's tale of " Alfred de Rosann" there is some spirited dialogue, and one or two scenes wrought up in a very artist-like fashion. The " Dinner Party" is the best chapter in the present series, which, we perceive, is to he continued. In an unpublished letter of the late Sir W. Drummond, the well-known author of " Academic Ques tions," there is some subtly, metaphysical reasoning on the existence of the Deity, which is more remarkable for its sophistry than its sound logic. " Life Assurance" is a use ful paper, of an entirely practical character. Men of busi ness will glean some serviceable information from it. " A Letter from Naples" contains some choice descriptive mor ceaux, but the theme is too hacknied. Sketches of Naples and Niagara are our abhorrence, even when executed with ability. The Number, on the whole, may be called a fair enough average one. It is embellished with two passable engravings. PARBURV'S ORIENTAL HERALD. The Editorial Notices of Mr. Shore's " Notes" on the " Former Misrule of India" promise to be very valuable to all who take an interest in the administration of the law in our Anglo-Indian Empire. Miss Emma Roberts continues her excellent series of papers under the title of the " East India Voyager," the republication of which will prove of great service to all sojourners in the East. Her present article relates to the " Medical Service," the members of which owe her a debt of gratitude for the ability with which she has pleaded their claims. The article on " Transpor tation and Emigration to New South Wales" is worthy of the attention of all Emigration Committees and Societies. " Steam Navigation with India" is likewise a very clever article on an important subject. The other papers are of minor interest, but the Number, as a whole, has more than the average merit. ALEXANDER'S EAST I.IVDIA MAGAZINE. This is rather an amusing, than a politically important, Number of a periodical, exclusively devoted to oriental and colonial affairs. The exceptions are, a paper on the " Ad ministration of Criminal Justice in India," which might be better digested ; and a clever article on the " Practice of Usury and Corn Monopoly," particularly interesting at the present moment, as its perusal will serve to throw some light on the much-disputed British Corn-law question, now the subject of such general inquiry, and the object of not less general reprobation. We must confess ourselves dis appointed, that, under its new management, this periodical abstains from placing the views of its editor upon the state of affairs in Persia before the public. TAIT'S MAGAZINE. The " Durham Panic" is written in a manly, and, as it seems to us, an impartial spirit, in a tone of regret as re gards Lord Durham, and of something more than regret as regards Ministers. The passing allusion to Lord Brougham is not less just than generous, and defends his conduct during the last Session of Parliament on the Ca nada question. In the " Annuals for 1839" we find many amusing extracts, selected with great skill and care, from the pages of these showy tomes. But we have no need to dwell on the merits of the critical notices in Tait, for they are always well and effectively done, and appreciated accordingly. " A Promising Young Man" is a clever ironical sketch. " Interviews with Mehemet Ali"—the subject is rather a trite one—contain a graphic personal sketch of that remarkable man who now sways the destinies of Egypt. In the course of an animated conversation which he held with the writer, Ali, it seems, gave vent to some witticism—or what he thought was a witticism--on Napoleon ; upon which, observes the former, " as he chuckled over this sally, the white beard, laughing but sensual mouth, portly round-shouldered trunk, and the twinkling yet vicious.looking eyes of the person beside me, called instantly to my recollection Falstaff and his men in buckram." In the " Chapter from the Chronicles of Enelish Queens" Mrs. Gore shows to mu c h a d vantage. " Alexander's Discoveries in the Interior of Africa" is a skilful digest of a recently published volume of travels, full of incident and strange vicissitudes. HOOD'S OWN. No. X. Bailey, London, 1838. The literary contents, and the pictorial contents, of this Number are in excellent keeping with each other. To Mr. Hood's versatile genius we are, we understand, indebted for both, which combined, are irresistible. One of the most grotesque of the plates is " Jack's as good as his Master," which represents a man angling for a large pike or jack, which, by a sudden dart towards some rushes, has thrown Piscator off his balance, and toppled him headlong into the water. This laughable engraving would seem to be an illustration of one of Peter Pindar's quaintest poems, the last stanza of which, irwe remember rightly, runs as follows Enjoy thy stream, oh harmless fish, And should an angler for his dish, Through gluttony's vile sin, Attempt, the wretch 1 to pull thee out, God give thee grace, oh gentle trout, • To pull the rascal in I" - _ " Oh, What a Palling-off is There !" is a sketch of an old sow is the last stage of atrophy. Her bones are peeping through her skin, her belly looks as shrivelled as a parched scroll, and one of her infant porkers is making efforts to reach her teats ; but being weakly, he cannot jump so high. The calm and resigned expression of the sow's countenance is full of rich drollery. " A Piping Bullfinch" is another matchless specimen of the fantastic—the very ne plus ultra of ingenious conceits. The bullfinch sits perched upon the branch of an ash, smoking his pipe with all the gravity and composure imaginable. To complete the picture, a pot of porter stands beside him upon the stump of another branch ! The bird does not look absolutely drunk, but merely " lushy," which, we understand, designates the first stage.of quiet inebriety. The poems and prose sketches of these Illustrations are in every respect worthy of them. NEW MONTHLY BELLE ASSEMBLEE. A Magazine well suited to its object, which is to please its female readers. Its contains much small poesy, and divers sentimental tales, together with some brief and plea sant criticism on the literary and theatrical productions of the month. A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. Mr. Yarrell is the Editor of this elegant work, which is now publishing in monthly numbers, each of which is illus trated by wood-cuts and numerous vignettes. The account of that most cheerful of warblers, the sky-lark, is written in an exceedingly pleasing manner, and contains some inte resting extracts from the works of other naturalists. SPORTING MAGAZINE Contains two engravings, one of which, the " Setter and the Pheasant," is far superior to the generality of such sporting plates. MONTHLY COLLECTION. This is one of the best of the numerous small fry of cheap monthly magazines, containing, however, one article, entitled " a Glance at the Periodical Press," which has no other recommendation than fl;ppancy and false criticism. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. There are too many tales of a purely imaginative cha racter in this Number to render it very acceptable reading to the m ajority, whose conAant cry is for variety, especially in periodicals, of which variety is, or should be, the essence —the salt of life. Yet the tales are clever in their way, more particularly the two entitled " Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess," and the " Man in the Cloak," which the author appropriately calls " a very German story." It is so, and to a most preposterous de gree. " The Dressed Grave" is a somewhat lengthy poem, remarkable, however, for sweet and smooth versification. Did space and time allow, we would make an extract from this production, which dogs credit to its author, John Ffraser. Captain Tyrwhitt Jones has succeeded Sir Yin ccrit Cotton on the box of the " Age," the latter having left it to reside with his mother in Cambridgeshire, whose health is in a precarious state,—.l3nOton gazette. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1838. COURT CIRC ULA R. WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—This afternoon the Queen, accom panied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, enjoyed her aucustorned airing in the Park. The Baroness Lehzen, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Surrey, Lord A. Paget, and the Hon. C. Cavendish, attended her Majesty. The Hon. Misses Lister and Paget took their departure, and were succeeded in their waiting by the Hon. Miss es Ca vendish and Cox, Maids of Honour. The Hon. Mr.' and Mrs. B. Paget took their departure. Lady C. Copley took her departure, and has been succeeded by Lady T. Digby. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.-Her Majesty, attended by Lady Bar ham, Lady Theresa Digby, Baroness Lehzen, Miss Quentin, Viscount Melbourne, Earl of Surrq, Lord Byron, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Hon. Mr. Digby, Mr. Rich, and Sir George Quentin, rode out on horseback at three o'clock this afternoon into the Great Park. The Hon. Mr. Digby arrived at the Castle last night with his lady. FRIDAY.—Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, at tended by Miss Wynyard, left her residence, Frogmore Lodge, near Windsor, yesterday morning for the Pavilion at Brighton. The Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, came to town yesterday. Her Royal Highness re turned to Kew in the afternoon. Lord Howard de Walden transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Department. The Chancellor of the Exchequer transacted business yes terday at Lord Melbourne's office. The Russian, Turkish, and Austrian Ambassadors transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Mr. Colquhoun transacted business yesterday in Downing.. street. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from Downing -street for Lord Melbourne at Windsor. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial De partment from Sir John Franklin, Governor of Van Diemen's Land, and from South Australia. Despatches from the British Charge d'Affaires at St. Peters burgh were received yesterday at the Foreign Department. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Colonial Office for the Governors of the West India Colonies. SATURDAY.—The Queen will hold a Privy Council at two o'clock on Monday afternoon, at Windsor Castle. Mr. Drummond, Under. Secretary for Ireland, arrived in town yesterday morr.ing from the Continent. Mr. Drummond had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing -street. Sarim Effendi, the Turkish Ambassador, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Intelligence was received in town yesterday morning of the death of Lady John Russell, at Brighton, at a quarter before three o'clock on Thursday afternoon. The Right Hon. R. Cutlar Fergusson, the Judge-Advo cate- General, is staying in Paris, and is recovering from an attack of illness. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of Stamps and Taxes, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Sir Richard Bourke has returned to Farrance's Hotel, from a tour in Ireland. Viscount Howick is expected to arrive to-day at Spratbo rough, Yorkshire, on a visit to Sir J. Copley, from Rushy ford. Lady Munro has left town for Market Drayton, Shropshire. Mr. Edw. Cooper, M. P., has left town for Machin Castle, Ireland. BRIGHTON. THURSDAY.--It is still undecided on what day her Ma jesty will visit Brighton. The Palace is perfectly ready for her Majesty's reception. Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta reached Brighton this afternoon, at four o'clock precisely. A Royal salute from the battery announced the arrival of her Royal Highness. The Marchioness of Abercorn and her infant son and heir will leave Brighton next Thursday, to join the Marquis in Aberdeenshire. Byam House, the present residence of the Marchioness of Abercorn, is taken by the Marquis of Ailes bury, who will arrive with his family on the 15th inst. for the winter. The Dowager Lady Brownlow and the Hon. Miss Cust have arrived and taken a house for the winter. Lord Chief Justice Tindal, after a short stay at the Albion Hotel, returned to London yesterday. The Dowager Countess of Charleville has arrived for the season. There will be festivities at Stanmer Park on the christening of the son and heir of the Earl and Countess of Chichester, which event will take place on t h e 26t h i nst. Hi s Lor d s hi p ' s tenantry will dine together in honour of the occasion. The Prince of Oude, after visiting most of the places of public resort, returned to London on Tuesday. Fainay.—Our winter season may now be considered to have fairly set in. The town has been very full of com pany for two months past, but it is only this week that any great families have arrived. Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta arrived at the Pavilion yesterday afternoon from Frogmore, attended by Miss Wynyard. The Queen is ex pected very shortly, but the day when her Majesty will leave Windsor is not yet known. Four companies of the Ist Fusi lier Foot Guards are expected to arrive to-morrow, to do duty at the Palace. Hcr Royal Highness the Princess Augusta drove out at twelve o'clock on the cliffs, attended by Miss Wynyard. The Duchess of Roxburgh, Captain Pechell, M.P., the Hon. Mrs. Pechell, and Lady Bunke, have left their names at the Palace to-day. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. The Marquis of Bute, ,at Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, from his seat, Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire; Viscount and Vis countess Dungannon, at their seat, Brynkinalt, Denbighshire, from a visit to their estates in Ireland ; the Dowager Countess Cowper ? at Chillingham Castle, on a visit to the Earl and Countess Tankerville, from Drummond Castle, the seat of Lord and Lady Whilloughby d'Eresby, in Perthshire ; the Hon. Robert Henry Clive, M. P., and Lady Harriet Clive, at their seat, Oakley Park, Ludlow, from Broomsgrove, Worces tershire ; Lord Edward Ho war d, a t A run d e l C ast l e, the seat of the Duke of Norfolk, from the Continent; Lord and Lady Wm. Somerset, at Bath, from their seat, near Tormarton, Wales ; the Earl of Lonsdale, accompanied by Lady Frede rick Bentinck, at Whitehaven Castle, Cumberland, from his seat, Lowther Castle, in Westmorland; the Earl and Countess of Bradford, at their seat in Wales, from Weston Hall, i n Shiffnall, Staff or d s hi re ; t h e Ri g h t H on. H. Labouchere, at Taunton, from a vi s it t o L or d M orpet h , at Dublin ; Lord Bagot and the H on . Mi ss B agot, on a visit to Sir Watkin W. Wynne, Bart., a t W ynnstay , D en bi ghshire, from their seat in Staffordshire ; th e C oun t ess M ountnorris, at Leaming ton Spa, from the family seat in Worcestershir e ; Viscount and Viscountess Acheson, at Worlingham Hall, in Suffolk, rom a tour. DEPARTURES. The Countess Beauchamp, from Portman-square, for Ma dresfield Court; Lord Viscount Gort, from Nerot's Hotel, for Lough Contor Castle, Ireland ; Lord Stourton and the Hon. Charles Stourton for Allertor, Park, near Wetherby, York shire ; Mrs. Bradley and family from Batt's Hotel, for Lea mington ; W. F. Farrer, Esq., from ditto, for Bra field House, Bucks; Mrs. and Miss Ram, from ditto, for Brighton ; H. Pidcock, Esq., from ditto, for Leamington the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Pemberton, from the Sackville Hotel, for Stone ; Colonel and Mrs. Boyle and family, from ditto, for Liverpool ; Mr., Mrs. and the Misses Le Foy, f rom ditto, for Oxford ; Mrs. James and daughters, from ditto, for Southampton ; Captain Kennedy from ditto : Mr. James Fox, from ditto. ARRIVALS. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Denman, at Lord Denman's man sion in Portland-place, from Byfleet, Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Fauquier Fraser, in Wilton-place, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, at the Sackville Hotel, from Bath ; the Marquis of Douro, at Apsley House, from Germany ; Lord William Thynne, at Long's Hotel, from Dalkeith Palace ; Sir Davige and Lady Gould an Miss Atty, at Coulson's Hotel. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis of Worcester, and Lady Augusta Somerset, are expected at the family mansion, in Arlington.strect, on Tuesday, from the Continent. The interior decorations which have been in progress for nearly twelve months, arc nearly completed. The Earl of Lousdale, accompanied by Lady Fre derick Bentinck, Mr. and Mrs. Lowther Thompson, Miss Thompson, and the Hon. George O'Callaghan, arrived at Whitehaven Castle from Lowther on Saturday evening last.— Cumberland Paquet. Viscount Howick has arrived at Rushyford from Howick Hall, Aluwick, Northumberland. Lady Maryborough left town on Thursday for Deal Castle, to join her Lord. The costly family plate was conveyed a few days since from town. A distinguished party will shortly assemble at the Castle. Lady Anne Beresford, the Misses Beresford, and Lord George Beresford, arrived on Wednesday last in Charles street, St. James's-square, from Albion-place, Ramsgate, on their way to the Palace of the Archbishop of Armagh. _ Lord Carrington left town yesterday for Wycombe Abbey. We have m uc h pl e asu re i n acquainting our that the Bi s h op o f W orcester i s so muc h b e t ter that his red Lor dship intend s l eav i ng t hi s c ity on F r id a y nex t f o r the Palace at Hartlebury.— Worcester Journal. The Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Percy, Lord Bishop of Carlisle, left Rose Castle a few days ago on a visit to Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P. Sir Francis Lawley, Bart., and Lady Lawley, after passing the slimmer months at Button Hall, near Wenlock, Salop, are gone to 'Middleton Hall, in Warwickshire. Sir John and Lady Conroy left Kensington on Thursday for Ramsgate. i c wn e it n i eitiL t lb s dret. e s a oEt t poE i e n pNn ae\svdsi taci,iepia%lri,tti Derbyshire.iooA whole el the L ww,a Sir Francis Burdett, Lady, and the two Misses Burdett, are passing the autumn at Foremark, their magnifi veyAinytt.oer at Brighton. Miss Burdett Coutts is still in Stratton-street, but the present month. Its present terminus the Jewish persuasion, 110 years — LONGEVITY. --A correspondent states that there s hi r e , and iink h ut a lo s l w u o p off w upwards te s e a o ira t l fe fi ro ft is y :v : uli grandchildren. d vieiiis er. port, is now living at Hampstead a gentleman named Solomons, of Greenwich o i f t a i , g s e s . i a s i Saul ti ne t p h fteo a hpr t emt f t oe h rr dis. courseline o f car ried on the business of a jeweller at Watford, in Her ly tford. wrecked on the Lemon and Oar Shoal, arrived here on Fri dapTlahset,recently DEATH OF N RUSSELL. It is with very sincere regret that we and our anticipations in the Morning Post of yesterday so soon and so fatally con firmed by the event. Her Ladyship died early in the evening of Thursday. It is stated that the earlier symptoms on the last occasion were not so threatening as those that accompanied the former accouchement ; but they were, nevertheless, such as to give rise to much anxiety in the first instance, and ultimately to serious alarm. Within a day or two of her Ladyship's death the danger visibly increased, and for some hours immediately previous to it there was scarcely any ground for hope. The infant is doing well, and likely to live—a painfully interesting reminiscence of the melancholy circumstances by which its birth has been accompanied. It would be a mockery to speak of the feelings of Lord John : they can only be appreciated by those who have been unhappily called to endure a similar bereavement. The Noble Lord's family have been unremitting in their solicitude and attentions to the deceased Lady. The Duchess of Bedford was with her during the whole of Wednesday night, and has, from the first, administered all the comfort that could be derived from the most affectionate kindness. The late Lady John Russell—Adelaide, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Lister, Esq.,—was born on the 14th of Sep tember, 1807 ; and married, on the 9th of February, 1326, to Thomas, second and late Lord Ribblesdale, by whom she had four children—Thomas, the present Lord, born April 28, 1828, and three daughters, the last having been a posthumous child. Her Ladyship was married to Lord John Russell on the 11th of April, 1835, and has left two children—a daughter, born Feb. 6, 1836, and the infant now prematurely deprived of a mother's care.—Morning Post. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--I have perused with great pleasure and satisfaction lately several letters upon Charges of Lunacy in your valuable Paper, signed " Humanity." Allow me, Sir, through the medium of your Paper, to tender my thanks to the writer, for his public spirit in a matter which, indeed, required the most serious and speedy attention of the Legislature. As an individual myself who has been called to suffer, and in a way I will not at present describe, I can sympathize with those that are suffering now, and also feel a just indignation against their mercenary oppressors. I may hereafter, when leisure permits, supply some information with regard to the treatment of individuals in tai Asylum (falsely so called) not far from town, which, when viewed as it really exists there, would cause every heart to feel, and every voice of the Le gislature to call, for immediate reformation. At the present I am very happy:to,find that the subject has:been so ably noticed in your Paper. I am, Sir, your's obliged, Brompton, Nov. 1, 1838. T. H. NEW SLAVERY in the WEST INDIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. By the information received yesterday from the West Indies, it appears the negroes continue to conduct themselves admirably, and are almost universally willing to work for equitable wages most industriously ; but a large proportion of the attorneys and managers are pursuing a reckless course, perhaps in the hope of inducing the proprietors at home to part with their estates under feelings of alarm at a lower rate. The Jamaica Commissioners of Correspondence have, I under stand, sent a most untrue statement to the Government. I have not seen a copy of this document, but I have seen a copy of a letter, addressed by eight of the Missionaries in Jamaica to Lord Glenelg, by the last packet, and it is right to let the proprietors in this country know, that if they do not at once discharge all those attorneys and overseers who continue to oppress the nearoes, and deprive them of their just rights and fair remuneration, they must expect their friends in Eng land and the West Indies to recommend them finally to leave their estates, and seek employment with more considerate and humane masters. The annexed extracts from some letters I received yesterday will show part of the system they are pur suing, and it should be clearly understood that the fee simple of all negro houses in Jamaica is not worth 101. each on an average, and that th e i r p rov i s i on groun d s h ave b een brought into cultivation by the negroes themselves in their own time. Very respectfully, • JOSEPH STURGE. Birmingham, 11th month, Nov. 2, 1838. Extract of a letter from a Missionary:— Savannah La Mar, Sept. 8, 1838. My dear Sir,—You are probably aware that the following question has been submitted by the Governor to the Attorney- General for his opinion (Copy.) King's House, Aug. 27, 1838. ( No. 844) Sir,—.l am desired by the Governor to request you will give your opinion for general publication. Ist. Whether, in instances of notices to quit their houses and grounds, having been served upon the late apprentices, they are liable to be made to pay rent for the occupation of such houses or during the three months allowed by law ? ( Opinion.) They are. ( Signed) D. O'REILLY. We shall soon see the evil effects of this opinion, it being generally previously understood that the late apprenticed po pulation would not be liable for rent until the three months had expired, after receiving notice to quit. As a specimen of this being made an instrument of great oppression in the hands of managers of estates, I would state that two notices were yesterday brought to brother Hutchins for his inspection ; one was served upon David Clarke, a la bourer, on King's Valley estate, in this parish. On the back of the notice to quit was written as under : " The rent of your house and grounds is twenty-one pounds six shillings and eight pence, per annum, commencing Ist August, 1838, if legal. (Signed) J. H. JONES. Extract of a letter from a gentleman to J. M. Phillippo Spanish Town, September, 1838. My dear Phillippo,—l wanted to see you this evening be fore you quitted town, but I feel myself indisposed from fa tigue. Do give the present state of affairs your most ser i ous c o nsideration. The result is to be either freedom or second s l aver y. The people ought to meet and petition the Governor to take the opinion of the law-officers of the Crown i n E ng l an d aga i n st the Attorney-General's opinion, this day published in the Dispatch, about houses and grounds paying for the three months. They ought to petition the Queen t o p rotect t h em in their infant sta te of libert y against the representations of the Commissioners of Correspondence who desire again to rivet the fetters of. slavery There is n o l aw to prevent free men petitioning the Executive and the Sove re i gn f or t h e protection of their rights, and this stir got up by the Destruc tives will and must soon be conquered. Instead of the new freemen requiring laws to restrain the exercise of the freedom they have obtained, there are tighter laws required to restrain the tyrant in his r eckless and oppr ess i ve career. Do think over these matters , and if you agree with me, the same packet ~ hat takes home the one ought Yours and very truly, To Rev. J. M. Phillippo. The following are literal copies of account s I h ave now • n my possession , a nd which I can produce, on demand Charles Duncan to John Dixon, D r , 1838. Sept. 15. To rent of house and ground, from Ist August, to date, 6g. Bd. per week ...... £2 3 9 1. Cr. By balance, five days, ls. Bd. per day .......... 8 4 X 1 15 .51 Charles Brown, to John Dixon, Dr. 1838. Sept. 13. To rent of house and ground, 6s. Bd. per week, from Ist August to date..... .eg - 1 10 Charge for running a sow and pigs, from Ist August to date, 2s. 6(1. per week....... .......... 15 83: John Alfred Bullock , to John Dixon, D 2 1 7 6 1838. Sept. 15. To rent of house and garden, from Ist August, to date, 6s. Bd. per week...,,, 391 Rent of provision ground, ss. per week ........... . 112 6 Pasturage, two weeks, for an ass, Gs. Bd. per month Two hogs, ls. Bd. per week 3 4 1 1 10i £5 1 61 3 4 Cr. By two days' labour, Is. 83. per day £4 18 2-4 The courage displayed by private Benton of the First Regiment of Foot Guards, in attacking and killing an infuriated bullock in St. James's Park, by which, in all pro bability, he saved some human lives, has induced many gentle men in London to think of bestowing some reward. At the Clarence Club a subscription for him has begun. Ahmed Fethy Pasha, who was appointed by the Sultan Ambassador Extraordinary, to attend her Majesty's Coronation, but who was prevented by illness from arriving in time for that august ceremony, has been appointed resident Ambassador from his Ottoman Majesty to the Court of France. On Thursday, a boat, the property of Messrs. Ames, of S tourporp, struck against a shoal, and which, but for the exertion used, by throwing a boat between her and the bridge, would have shared the same fate as the Invincible on the previous day. The boat, which thus saved a cargo of from 10,0001. to 15,000/ in value, was entirely demolished.— Shrewsbury Chronicle. Private letters from Cracow convey to us the details of the late horrible events in that devoted city. These letters state that the unfortunate youth Lewicki, who succumbed in consequence of the horrible punishment inflicted on him by the " Protecting Powers," was innocent. He was passing near to the place at the instant in which, as our readers already know, a Russian spy was assailed by assassins. The wretched man cried out repeatedly for "help" (for he did not fall until pierced with twenty wounds). Lewicki, alarmed, fled preci pitately, and in consequence incurred suspicion, which occa sioned his being immediately arrested. Several respectable persons, however, stated that they knew him to be a respectable youth, a student and incapable of crime. He was accordi n g l y liberated; but h e himself gave his name and address. During the night the police arrested him. He was tied up and scourged with sticks. After having received 80 blows he was observed to become faint, and was taken down, when it was discovered that his sufferings and contortions had produced hernia. He died shortly after of inflammation arising from that cau se , protesting his innocence. The Protecting Powers turned the circumstance to account, however. Two (Austrian) battalions and 240 cavalry were marched into and occupied " the free and independent city of Cracow."—Times. MONEY AND - CITY NEWS. (FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.) TIME S.—The Funds remain without particular variation, and business slack. Consols were 934 to s for Money and Account. Bank Stock was 204 to 202 i. India Stock, 2.59 f to 2601. Exchequer Bills, 665. to 68s. premium. It is curious to witness the contrast between the way in which the blockades of other nations, provided those nations be sufficiently helpless, are viewed and treated by the French re latively to their own. The Paris papers recently contained extracts from letters from Callao, dated the 12th of July, in which the writers, referring to the blockade of that port for two months past by a Chilian squadron, state, that so far at least regardedas French vesse l s , it was raised. The process by which this was accomplished is thus described :—The frigate Andromede, commanded by Captain Villeneuve, was lying there for the especial protection of French commerce. During a short cruise in the latter end of June he fell in with the merchant ship the Constance, of Havre, bound for Callao, which he accompanied to her anchorage, and immediately afterwards made for the blockading force, and demanded of the Chilian Commander Postigo, what were his intentions in the case that French ships should arrive in the bay of Callao and seek to enter. It must here be stated that, in answer to a letter addressed to him on the 20th of May by the Chilian Commander, to notify the blockade, Captain Villeneuve acquainted him that " he persisted in believing that the Chilian Government could not have the intention of making war on the commerce of neutrals ; but that in any case he would regard the stoppage (arrestation) of a French vessel as an act constituting a real declaration of war." No reply had been received to this formidable menace up to the moment of the arrival of the Constance, when, as before said, Captain Villeneuve set sail for the Chilian squadron, deeming it a fit opportunity for exacting a positive explanation. On the 30th of June, having come up with him, another letter was sent on board the Chilian Commander's ship, who on this occasion thought fit a day or two after to advise the French Captain that "circumstances ( upon the nature of which he was silent) in duced him then to modify the measures he had originally adopted, and of which he had given notice, that the blockade was then suspended, and he might rest assured that no opposition would be offered to the free entrance of French vessels." These as surances, it is owned, have been faithfully kept, and no moles tation to French commerce has been suffered. The " circum stances" alluded to by the Chilian officer referred doubtlessly to the revolution in Peru then breaking out against Santa Cruz, in favour of which the expeditionary forces on their way from Valparaiso were to co-operate. The remarkable point in this affair is to find, when it suits their purpose, that the French are so extremely sensitive upon the subject of making " war on the commerce of neutrals" by a blockading force regularly and sufficiently established, and a blockade advised of in due form, as to consider the mere stop page of a French vessel undersuch circumstances to be equivalent to an " actual declaration of war." In the cases of the French blockades of Mexico and Buenos Ayres, both existing at the same point of time with the Chilian blockade of Callao, it has been seen that the " commerce of neutrals" has been in terfered with and paralyzed without ceremony, and in the in stance of Mexico with the aggravation that the French force was notoriously inadequate to the efficient purposes of the blockade proclaimed against the whole extensive line of coast. Neutral ships have been brought to, taken possession of, sent back, and even fired upon, many of them having sailed from ports in Europe and elsewhere before the intelligence of the blockade could possibly have become known. It must be ob served, moreover, that there is this other difference be tween the French and Chilian blockades, establishing clearly the more lawful and regular character of the latter. Previous to the declaration of blockade the Chilians had declared, and liad been long at war with Peru ; whereas, in the cases of Mexico and Buenos Ayres, there had been no declaration of hostilities, nor has there been to this day. Upon their -own principle of action, therefore, the blockades of Mexico and Buenos Ayres are wholly unjustifiable and indefensible in any point of view by the French Government. CHRONICLE.—This has altogether been a very uninte resting day in the city, as nothing new has occurred in the commercial world, and we are without arrivals of any moment. POST.—The Money Market continues so steadily easy that during the past week, the value of money has had but little or no effect upon transactions either in commercial affairs or the public securities of the country. The Dutch papers of the 31st ult., mention that on the 29th of that month the King of the Netherlands had proposed a new loan to the second sitting of the Chambers, to the amount of about 1,500,000/. sterling, which was to be appropriated to the present ex i genc i es of the State. The advance is to be made to the Colonial Department, and to be repaid by a loan of 1,900,000 florins, which is to be raised at 5 per cent., to be returned as the loans of the two former years were appropri ated. This circumstance has had no direct effect upon the Market, as none of the new loan is likely to come into this Market. But little disposition has been manifested for any speculation in the foreign bonds, and in most instances the market has left off heavily. Spanish Bonds, with the unpaid coupons, have receded from 171 to 17f to . Portuguese Old Five per Cent. Bonds are 75 to L I F ; the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto 31 to and the Three per Cent. ditto 201 to Brazilian Bonds arc 78f, Colombian 241 to 2 ,-'„ and Mexican Six per Cents. 224 to 23. Russian Bonds 111}; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 531 to j-; the Old Five per Cents. to and the New Five per Cents. 98+ to A. A few bargains have been done in United States Bank Stoat at 25. The Share Market continues in a very inactive state. Great Western Railway are 13 to 14; Birmingham are 84:3 to 85 prem. ; Bri g ht on are 24 to dis.; and Blackwall dis. Australian Bank Shares arc 27 prem.; British North Ameri can Bank Shares are 11 prem. ; Union Bank of Australia are q prem. ; and Claridge's Asphalte are dis. The Liverpool steamer, for New York, which put back to Cork, has given up the voyage altogether, as she cannot carry coals enough for her consumption. Her passengers, cargo, and letters are expected to be forwarded by the Sheffield sail ing packet. HERAL , D.—Money continues very easy both in the open market and on the Stock Exchange; in the latter not being worth more than 2 per cent. from day to day. The continental exchanges continue heavy, thongh without much business in them ; the greatest tendency for a decline being in the northern ports of Europe. On Paris the rates are 0 5f. 70c. to 25f. 75c. ; on Amsterdam at 12 4} a 12 4 ; on Rotterdam at 12 4i- a 12 5 ; and on Hamburgh at 13 101 a 1311. The general appearances of the market for the British Funds rather indicate some degree of heaviness, which, however, has, in some measure, been temporarily counterpoised by the con tinued outlay of money on the part of the Commissioners of the Savings Banks. who have again purchased to the extent of 20,000/. sterling, whilst one or two parties have made some large investments. Consols closed at 934 a for Money and Account. The Three-and-a- half per Cent. Reduced Annui ties are 100 a > ; and the New Three-and-a- Half per Cents. are 10ii aI. Bank Stock has been heavier to-day, the last quotation being only 201} a 2021 Money. India Stock is 260 a 2601 Money. The premium upon Exchequer Bills of large amount is 66 a 67, and on those of a smaller denomination 66 a 68. On India Bonds the premium is 61 a 63. PRICE OF SUGAR. COMBINED EFFECTS OP BOUNTY AND OF MONOPOLY. Table showing the ex-duty price of West India Sugar in Mincing. lane, and comparing the same against the price of foreign sugars : London, Nov. 2, 1838. The Gazette this day quotes the average price of British Per cwt. Plantation Muscovado Sugar, exclusive of duty, at 3l s. 7d. Muscovado ,Sug ars ra i sed by free labour in the Manilla have been sold this week at from 20s. to 235. per cwt., being about 9s. per cwt. less than the average price of West India Sugar. The bounty on refined Sugar having been reduced to 355. Bd. per cwt., no sales for exportation have been effected this week in that article. This reduction still leaves a clear bounty—allowing Is. for the duty on the poisonous dirt contained in the Mus_ covado or moist Sugar —and which is extracted from it by the process of refining of British Treacle is worth 9 s. 10s. Bd. per cwt. in the foreign markets. The same has been sold this day in London, free of duty, at 295. per cwt., being an excess of price paid by the British consumer of 20s. per cwt., in other words 20s. per cwt. on Treacle contributed by the poor man towards West India L'ounty, and not, as it is erroneously supposed, towards revenue. COFFEE.—The duty on West India Coffee, the price of it ranging from 90s. to 1408. per cwt, is 565. per cwt., about 50 per cent. ad valorem. The duty on St. Domingo Coffee, the average price of it being 426, per cwt., is 140 s. per cwt., or about 300 per cent, ad valorem. The protective duty, therefore, on West India Ouree is equivalent to 256 per cent. GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. (From the Gardeners' Gazette.) Auriculas and Carnations must be carefully preserved from wet and hard frost. Plant Tulips as soon as you please ; the sooner the better, especially if the bulbs have started their green spikes. It is needless to say, that they who want particular sorts to make up a bed should obtain them immediately, otherwise as the planting begins there will be less choice. Let offsets be planted at once, for these need never be kept out ; and they will lose strength every day they are out of the ground after the first week in this month. Kitchen garden operations generally to be continued as be fore; earthing Celery as it advances, blanching Endive, &c.; use, dig, and ridge up vacant spaces ; put out Cabbage -plants ; weed and thin Turnips not yet hoed for the last time. Continue planting operations in Shrubbery and Fruit-walls; lay down turf, and conduct all alterations while the weather permits; remove shrubs, &c. The Edinburgh Courant of last Thursday states that the mail from London to Edinburgh did not arrive in the latter city on Wednesday till half -past ten o'clock in the fore noon, being four hours and a half behind its proper time. The delay was occasioned, we understand, by an accident occur ring to the railway train when 30 miles out of London, being dragged off the rails. A poor baby, the child of industrious, pains-taking re - iple, named Williams, living at Ensdon, near this town, was destroyed on Sunday evening by fire. The father had gone to church, and the mother had stepped out for some water, leaving the boy with his sister, only three years old, when the li tt l e f ellow crept to the fire, and somehow setbn_ his pinafore in a blaze. He ran scream i ng about, the fire mean time - time rapidly consuming his body and bead, till it exhaust ‘ l . it self, and l e f t hi m burnt to a coal and death immediately re leased him...—.Shrewsbury Chronicle. MUNICIPAL' ELECT Some of the subjoined intelligence is supplied by our own Correspondents, whilst other informatiott-Tegarding:th&: progress and result of the Municipal ElecfibrisA34 / keen obtained principally from our Provincial Contemporaries TOTNES, DEVON. The election of four Town Councillors for this Borough took place on Thursday, when the Reformers carried their four men by larger majorities than at any previous contest. Among the defeated Tory candidates was Sir G. Adams, the disappointed candidate at the election of Members of Perlis_ meat for this borough. This is the fourth time his fellow_ townsmen have plainly shown him they do not want his ser vices in the Town Council, or in the Imperial Parliament. This election has excited considerable interest, as the Tories have for some time boasted of an increase in their ranks ; but on the first occasion they encountered the Reformers they have experienced a most signal defeat. The two Aldermen to be elected will be staunch Liberals. Sir G. Adams having given up all attempts on the Borough, Mr. Baldwin, a former Member of this Borough, under the old regime, and a late Commissioner of French claims, has been induced by the Tories to offer himself, and to furnish the cash for the monthly Tory swill, but we fancy the result of this battle will prevent his wasting any more money. The result of the Parliamentary Registration is, that the present Members arc stronger than at the last election. STOCKPORT. In every Ward of this Borough the Liberals have secured large majorities. POOLE. It appears somewhat anomalous that this far-famed borough should send two Liberal Nlembevs to Parliament, and yet have had an almost exclusively Tory Town Council ; the cause of the latter, however, is traceable to the gross frauds perpetrated at the first election, in 1835, which were so fully exposed and unanimously admitted by a Committee of the House of Commons. Even Poole Tories, however, will be compelled to admit " honesty is the best policy." At the late revision of the Burgess List the Mayor and one of the Assessors were of the Tory party, and on that revision the Liberals had 55 voters disfranchised in one Ward, upon an alleged defect in the Over seer's List. They nevertheless determined upon starting three Councillors in each of the two Wards, and despite of Tory gold, Tory constables, Tory misrepresentations, and Tory tricks, have succeeded in electing the whole by a majority of 27 in one Ward, and 24 in the other. The result of the late revision of the List of Parliamentary Voters is the most satisfactory. The Reformers have added very considerably to their previous majorities, and must, render any hope that a Tory may have of representing Poole utterly hopeless. TRURO. The contest, if contest it can be called, was carried on very quietly. Six Town Councillors went out, and six came in. Of their politibal opinions not a word is said. NORTH DEVON. The elections have terminated by the return—in the North Ward, of Messrs. John Gribble and Richard Thorne (Libe. rals), and Mr. Henry Martin (Tory); and in the South Ward, of Mr. Marsh and Mr. Arter (Liberals), and Mr. W. Young (Tory). We understand Mr. Dicker had no parti cular desire to be re-elected . , and did not th erefore persevere presented a diff er ent in his canvass with mresul t uch acttvity, or th e e l ection might have NORWICH. The Tories were here in a wretched majorit LIVERPOOL. There are of the 48 Councillors 32 Reformers and 16 Tories, and the 16 Aldermen being all Reformers, gives a majority of 32 to the Reformers, there being in the Council 48 Reformers and 16 Tories. In the last Council there were 14 Tories, in the preceding one 11, and in the first only 5. This year only two out of the sixteen Members of the Council retiring were Tories, and one of them, from motives which have nothing to do with has been su ff ere d to b e re-elected without politic s , Opposition. The T or i es , t h ere f ore, could hardly fail to gain p o n this election. Next year eight of tho retiring councillors, or ex actly half the whole number, are Tories. Then will come the tug of war. That the result will show that they have no chance to the conviction, if not to the satisfaction, of the most sanguine amongst them, we have not the slightest doubt. In 1835, four Tories were returned ; in 1836, eight ; in 1837, four ; and in 1838, either four or five, just as Mr. Isaac Holme s is to be classed amongst Tories or Reformers. So much for re-action KINGSTON. UPON-THAMES. The Tories here have been at their old vocatio n, and the c onsequence is, that thei r tr i c k ery has even theril a tempo rary triumph. HARWICH. Here the Tories were beaten. SHREWSBURY. The result of the election of representatives of the people, for the Town Council here, leaves parties as they met, with the exception of the vote of Mr. W'Jodward being displaced by that of Mr. Robert Haycock. The Shrewsbury Chronicle says, the efforts made by the Tory party to win a greater raa. jority were very extraordinary and criminal, and show that to reimburse themselves from the public purse for the outlay they have made, and the pollution they have committed among the poor electors, they will put to defiance all popular opinion, all sense of decency, and will openly stand forth unabashed bribers, corruptors, and traders in men's consciences—o n one hand the " supporters of the Church —on the other, " Ene mies of Morality," the instigators of iniquity —the propagators of every vice of which perjury, hypocrisy, drunkeness, and every other social crime is the parent or accompaniment. COVENTRY. With the exception of Bishop -street Ward, where a mock contest was got up between Mr. Mercer and " Mr. John Scott" (there being no such name on the Burgess list), the elections passed off in every Ward without opposition. The number of Burgesses who voted was consequently extremely small, and the whole of the business was got through before twelve o'clock. HULL. The Hull Municipal Elections have terminated in the return of ten Reformers and four Tories the latter party, for the first time these three elections, obtaining the advantage, and that only in a small degree. This result is deserved by the Reformers in the Wards for which Tories have been returned, for to their indifference and want of management is it only to be ascribed. The Tories made great use of the Borough_ rate to prejudice the Reformers. They put out a bill, headed " Retrenchment and Economy," in which Mr. C. Hammond, of electioneering notoriety, and Mr. G. Popple were lauded as the champions of these essentials to good Government. This produced a reply. In those Wards where proper advice was taken, and the canvass strictly attended to, though some of them were far weaker as to the numerical strength of the Reformers, the Tories were triumphantly beaten. OTTINGHAM. The Liber a l cause hags decidedly triumphed in Nottingham, and the Tories arc reduced to a less number in the Town Coun cil than at any period since the abolition of the old corporation. The principal reason for this is, we apprehend, the growing information of the people, and their increasing conviction that Tory principles are injurious to the well-being of the commu nity. By the result of the elections, the Liberals have gained ten votes in the Council more than they had before. CAMBRIDGE. The Tories were successful here in three wards ; in the others the Reformers prevailed. The local Gazette DONCASTER gives the names, but no indication of the politics, of the Councillors elected. We may supply the de fi cien cy on Monday_ THE HURRICA The storm that visited the metropolis appears in the reports given by the Provincial Papers to have extended on Sunday night and Monday morn.. ing all over the kingdom. The gales are described, as all ante cedent gales have been reported, the " most terrific within the memory of man." Fine cows have been killed, corn-sheaves strewed, mails impeded, trees deracinated, houses unroofed. &c., &c. The southern and western parts of the country ap pear to have had the worst of it. The Derby Reporter contradicts a statement that appeared in a Contemporary, calling in question the conduct of the Derby Postmaster, and observes, " We have always been treated with the greatest courtesy and attention by Mr. Bain brigge : and no instance of such partiality, as the True Sun has charged him with, ever came to our knowledge." At a numerous meeting of the parishioners of St. Luke's, Chelsea, held on Thursday, it was resolved unanimously ....." That a committee be now formed to draw up a memorial to the Secretary of State to annul the union of the Poor Law Commissioners as far as regards the parish of Chelsea, or to adopt such other measures as they may consider necessary. THE LATE H URRICA NE.—A pilot of the name of Harrison, belonging to South Shields, who was at sea during the dreadful gale of the 11th instant, arrived at home in safety on Tue s d a y l ast , h av i ng got on board a vessel,whic was blown so f ar away f rom t hi s coast as to have to put into Hamburgh.—Scotsman. C lIAMBERLA IN.--The principal the Town-Council last Tuesday was the elec tio n Mr. Chamber. the late Turnbull. lain for the city, in the rooom business before D. J. Robertson, There were only four candidates, A present clerk in the present City Accountant ; Mr. South Bridge ; Mr. Henry Gardne r, Thomas Blaikie (late Council. n v d oi r zf e " w M S r c . ott, late Chamberlain's office ; and Mr t . reet. The contest lay bets the n. former of whom carrit,d the lor), spirit-dealer, Hanover-street. A th m e b e r o o u se nt P y h o i f llL ice states that the Hon. and The Gazette de France eAllerc.tillonobbeyrt to Catholicis from Protestantism . . tit a few years ago, converted IsoBntoanid4.M.l.sSeeetostnts,a Rev. G. Spencer, brother . of the present Earl, and who was o w n a in h a Catholic gent leman i d n is P ti a n r ct is i Phillips, and eldest son of the late Member for the northern division, busily occupied in forming an association of prayers for the conversion of England to the Roman faith. These gentle has been latelystoppin o g f men have had several interviews on this subject with the Arch. bishop of Paris, as well a s wit :a other Prelates resident in th e capital; and the Clergy in the diocese of Paris have received instnetions to repeat prayers to this effect in their memento. Several religious societies (the Gazetteadds) have commenced similar prayers, and these regutittions are about to be adopted in other dioceses, t I .ONS. t ~ e's ;.• ~~•. :: . u ie erN tioo the the P e ; rev, dos; ,ofd to ;f$ ►) 01 for sod ,04 : 86 ' ir go bul• • Iga g' Pl e b e c• rronl ;JO:, fro' or', rg ° NO NO, Ou r